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From Conflict to Coexistence: How An IFS officer Used AI, Drones and Communities To Protect Elephants

17 September 2026

Pallavi Priya

Using AI cameras, thermal drones, data and community volunteers, IFS officer N. Vengatesh Prabhu helped bring elephant deaths in Coimbatore down from 11–13...

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IFS Officer Laishram Birmangol Singh Leads Scientific Conservation Breeding of Manipur’s Threatened Species

17 September 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

IFS officer Laishram Birmangol Singh has led conservation breeding efforts for the Asian Giant Tortoise,...

Eco Warrior Awards

How Dr Kumar M K Turned Gharana Into a Thriving Wildlife Haven

17 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Dr Kumar M K transformed Jammu and Kashmir’s fragile Gharana wetland through restoration, habitat improvement,...

Video Story

From Delhi’s Crime Branch to Puducherry: IPS Shalini Singh’s Long Journey in Policing

16 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

A 1996-batch AGMUT IPS officer, Shalini Singh has served across Delhi, Arunachal Pradesh and Andaman...

From AI Alerts to Tribal Livelihoods: Dr Jitendra Ramgaokar’s Community-Centred Conservation Model

Change Makers

From AI Alerts to Tribal Livelihoods: Maharashtra IFS Dr Jitendra Ramgaokar’s Community-Centred Conservation Model

16 September 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

By combining AI-powered conflict alerts, solar fencing, community-managed ecotourism, tribal livelihoods...

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From 375 MW to 1.57 GW: How India’s Data Centres Are Powering the AI Era

15 September 2026

SEMICON India 2026: How India Is Building a Global Semiconductor Powerhouse

15 September 2026

BRICS 2026: Meet the Young IFS Officers Behind India’s Global Diplomatic Push

BRICS 2026: Meet These 11 Young IFS Officers Behind India’s Global Diplomatic Push

14 September 2026

Videos

From Delhi’s Crime Branch to Puducherry: IPS Shalini Singh’s Long Journey in Policing

16 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Rajeev Singh Thakur: The IAS Officer Who Moved From Districts to Defence, Infrastructure and Now Manipur

11 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

He Served in J&K, NIA, UIDAI and ACB. Now Anand Jain Leads Ladakh Police

2 September 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Bureaucracy News

UPPSC PCS 2025 Mains Result Declared: 2,297 Candidates Qualify for Interview

17 September 2026

How Women Forest Force Reclaimed 106 Hectares of Encroached Core Area in Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve

17 September 2026

DFS Rejects ‘Foreign Pressure’ Claims Over UPI MDR, Says Move Aims to Strengthen Domestic Digital Payments Ecosystem

17 September 2026

Who Is Nitin Deep Blaggan? 2003-Batch Rajasthan IPS Officer’s Tenure as CBI Joint Director Extended

17 September 2026

ACC Approves Key Bureaucratic Changes: Manish Kumar Gupta, Govind Mohan, Arunkumar Khembhavi, Nitin Deep Blaggan & Mercy Epao

17 September 2026

Who Is IPS Sudha Singh? ACC Approves Cooling-Off Waiver for 2006-Batch Odisha Cadre Officer

17 September 2026

PSU News

IGL Signs Tripartite MoU With Bulk MRO and Japan’s New Cosmos Electric at Gastech 2026

17 September 2026

Northern Coalfields Appoints Sona Kumari as Independent Director on Board

17 September 2026

Cochin Shipyard Marks Major Milestone With Steel Cutting of Next Generation Missile Vessel for Indian Navy

17 September 2026

IGL and Haryana Government Sign MoU to Provide PNG Connections to 200 Staff Quarters

17 September 2026

CONCOR and APEDA Join Hands to Strengthen India’s Cold Chain for Agri and Processed Food Exports

17 September 2026

NLC India Appoints Prasanna Kumar Acharya as CMD for Five-Year Tenure

17 September 2026

NLC India Renewables, PTC India Form 74:26 JV to Develop Green Energy Projects Across India

17 September 2026

MIDHANI Appoints IAS Meera Mohanty as Government Nominee Director, Replaces Prakash Rajpurohit

17 September 2026

Defence News

DRDO Unveils India's Most Advanced Defence Technologies At Africa's Biggest Defence Expo

17 September 2026

India's Next-Generation Spy Drone Project Takes Off With Bharat Forge–Pratt & Whitney Partnership

17 September 2026

How India’s ATAGS And MArG Guns Are Transforming Armenia’s Military Strategy

17 September 2026

Inside Operation Sohan: How Intelligence Led Security Forces To Two Terrorists In Udhampur

17 September 2026

Judiciary News

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No Vigilance Probe Against IAS Abhishek Prakash: Lucknow HC Quashes Inquiry, Notes Complainant’s “Misunderstanding”

17 September 2026

Major Relief For LL.B Graduates: Supreme Court Allows Provisional Advocate Enrolment Amid Rule 5 Eligibility Dispute

17 September 2026

Why Delhi High Court Is Concerned About Removing Names From Court Records

17 September 2026

Tamil Nadu Navodaya Schools Dispute: Supreme Court Gives 3 Months to State Seeks Cooperation

17 September 2026

CSR News

NHPC Organises Free Multi-Specialty Medical Camp in Faridabad, 222 People Receive Health Services

16 September 2026

HSL assistive devices for persons with disabilities

HSL Provides ₹35 Lakh Assistive Devices to 420 Persons with Disabilities in Andhra Pradesh

16 September 2026

POWERGRID Hands Over ₹20 Lakh War Heroes Gallery to Indian Army at Tangdhar in Kupwara

15 September 2026

NLC India Hands Over Four Electric Vehicles to Auroville Foundation Under ₹21 Lakh CSR Initiative

14 September 2026

Opinion

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Features

BRICS Was India’s Diplomatic Test. Strategic Influence Is the Real Prize.

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

What Ganesha Can Teach a Civil Servant

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Beyond Bureaucracy

How the New Criminal Laws Are Rewiring India's Justice System

23 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

In Two Years' Journey of New Laws, How Haryana Placed First in The Country, Scoring 95.21/100 in Imp...

“The Goal Is More Than Food Production”: Atish Chandra on the Future of Indian Agriculture

22 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

India’s agriculture strategy is shifting from simply increasing production to raising farmers’ incomes...

How Gujarat Built India's Most Powerful Industrial Machine

2 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

How a biennial global summit - Vibrant Gujarat - that changed the rules of investment forever.

UPSC Stories

After 15 Failures, Umar Janj Finally Heard the Words He Had Been Waiting For: ‘I have made it'

4 September 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Umar Janj from Jaisalmer secured AIR 160 in UPSC CAPF 2025 after 15+ failures, four attempts, four SSBs...

NDA Failures, CAPF Setbacks, Then AIR 248:How Abhishek Parmar Overcame Years of Exam Setbacks

3 September 2026

Pallavi Priya

Abhishek Parmar became the third generation of his family to enter uniformed service after overcoming...

After 3 NDA Attempts and a 7-Mark Miss, Naveen Kumar Saini Gets AIR 7 in UPSC CAPF 2025

24 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Naveen Kumar Saini secured AIR 7 in UPSC CAPF 2025 after multiple NDA and SSB failures and missing CAPF...

Social Media

Odisha IPS Officer Calls for Accountability, Says Indians’ Conduct Abroad Could Affect Visa Policies

1 June 2026

‘Visa Rules Getting Tougher’: IPS Officer Arun Bothra Warns Against Indians’ ‘Uncouth’ Behaviour Abr...

IIT Roorkee Alumnus and IFS Officer Himanshu Tyagi Explains Why Tigers Sleep 16–20 Hours a Day

9 May 2026

“Tigers Understand Calorie Math Better Than Humans,” Says 2020-Batch IFoS Officer Himanshu Tyagi

“We Will Pay a Heavy Price”: IFS Officer Warns as Bengaluru Faces Unusual Heat

28 April 2026

Bengaluru Heatwave Sparks Concern as IFS Officer Flags Deforestation and Urbanisation Impact

Book Reviews

When Two Worlds Meet in a Coffee Estate: Reviewing Vidya Nesarikar’s A Patch of Sun, a Patch of Shade

12 September 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Rtd IAS officer Dr Sanjeev Chopra, 1985-batch West Bengal cadre, reviews Vidya Nesarikar’s novella set...

Kavery Nambisan’s Rising Sons Is a Witty, Tender Portrait of India in Transition

5 September 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Kavery Nambisan’s Rising Sons traces generations, identities and a changing India through humour, tenderness...

Unfiltered and Unapologetic: Ratna Manucha’s Witty Take on the Little Things of Life

22 August 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Ratna Manucha’s Unfiltered: The Little Things finds humour, nostalgia and quiet wisdom in the ordinary...